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August 9th
174 Notable deaths
Blaž Kraljević
Bosnian croat soldier.
Born September 16th, 1947 in Lisice.
Died August 9th, 1992 at 44 years old in Kruševo, Mostar.
José Lezama Lima
Cuban writer, poet.
Born December 19th, 1910 in Havana. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1976 at 65 years old in Havana. [ref]
Alexandre Alexeieff
Artist, filmmaker, illustrator (1901-1982).
Born August 1st, 1901 in Kazan. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1982 at 81 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kurt Luedtke
Playwright, screenwriter (1939-2020).
Born September 28th, 1939 in Michigan.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 80 years old in Royal Oak. [ref]
Reginald Innes Pocock
British zoologist (1863–1947).
Born March 4th, 1863 in Bristol.
Died August 9th, 1947 at 84 years old in London.
James Gould Cozzens
American novelist (1903-1978).
Born August 19th, 1903 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1978 at 74 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Roberto Busa
Italian jesuit priest and scholar.
Born November 13th, 1913 in Asiago.
Died August 9th, 2011 at 97 years old in Gallarate. [ref]
Creighton Hale
American actor.
Born May 24th, 1889 in County Cork.
Died August 9th, 1965 at 76 years old in South Pasadena (disease).
Pierre Fatou
French mathematician and astronomer.
Born February 28th, 1878 in Lorient. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1929 at 51 years old in Pornichet. [ref]
Regina Resnik
American opera singer.
Born August 30th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2013 at 88 years old in New York City.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 174
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo